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    What's this part?!

    I'm half way through installing an outside tap for the Mrs. In my wisdom(lack of) I decided to replicate what I installed at my own house a few years ago. Pics attached. I didn't buy a kit for her however I'm wondering if I did when I installed mine. Can't recall. Anyway. I have a flexi hose...
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    Waste splitter for dishwasher and washing machine?

    Hello, I'm in the process of installing a dishwasher but was unsure if I'd need to swap out the entire kitchen trap for one with two waste hose connections, or if there is a Y splitter or something available allowing me to adapt the one that currently exists which receives the wash machine...
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    Shower door dilemma.... Help!

    Hi folks, I've got a bit of an issue whereby I've installed a 760x1000mm shower tray but unable to locate a suitable door for it! Pic attached. Ideally I'm after a hinged or pivot frameless door. I seem to be smack bang in no man's land between a 900 and a 1000 door. My smallest entry...
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    WC connector issue

    Hi All, I'm in the process of doing up my en suite however I'm having some some teething issues with my new WC. I'm using a macalpine Mac-8 from the soil pipe, and whilst it appears to couple onto the WC OK when I push the WC back against the wall, it clearly isn't as after a while I notice a...
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    Offset basin trap?

    Hi folks, Is there any way I could offset the basin trap without touching the basin, to stop said trap from fowling the top drawer? Its only by a baw hair too! The sink is so bloody impracticable/unsymmetrical, and I've struggled with placements etc. The u shape profile on top drawer only just...
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    Connection into soil pipe

    Hi folks, The 32mm push fit pipe system on the right is fairly new piping which terminates in the same size of rubber grommet type interface as the one on the left which is solvent weld (original pipes) , not sure what size but think slightly bigger! They both used to be tye solvent weld...
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    Preventing nesting opertunites in eaves

    Hi folks, I was wondering if there is a COTS finishing cap available to block off that last piece of cladding which meets the gutter? Every year I get starlings and house sparrows nesting in all 4 corners of my house. The last cap is open, so. It's currently very simple for them to gain access...
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    22mm T&G chipboard flooring

    Morning All, I need to patch a dodgy hatch that the builders left me in my 11 year old house. I automatically assumed it'd be 22mm flooring I'd need, but when I measured my current floor with my calipers it's measuring 24mm. Was there an older standard 11 years ago, or will the new piece...
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    How would you fix this floor then?!

    Looking for the best/easiest way to repair this floor. It's how the builders left it. Used to be a built in vanity unit concealing it. A basin waste pipe which I have now removed, entered here to connect in to the soil pipe. I just need to patch this up so I can eventually ply over then tile...
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    How to terminate this old sink waste into the soil pipe

    Hi Folks, how would you go about terminating that un-required sink waste into the soil pipe so that I can close the floor over for good? is there a cap or something available to buy? Thanks
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    connecting new toilet to existing soil pipe

    Hi All, looking at potentially buying the shown in the image. My soil pipe protrudes 250mm from the wall as shown in my image, However the pan has a ~170mm requirement . is there an easy method to modify/remove entirely/replace the soil pipe elbow somehow to make this compatible? Many thanks
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    connecting shower trap to existing waste pipe

    Morning All, I will shortly be installing a shower tray which has its trap located in a different place to that of my old tray. I will be using a 90mm McAlpine trap (1.5"), however I am unsure exactly what I need to connect into the existing waste pipe. The existing pipe appears to have an...
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    Removing a centre piece of tongue and groove chipboard flooring

    I'm looking for some advice on how best to remove this piece of tongue and groove flooring. would I just take a circular saw and rip right up the tongue and groove all around the panel and would it be easily installed back in if I took that approach. I need to remove it so the gas engineer can...
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    decking plans

    hello! Im considering building a decked area in front of my patio doors as per attached but have a few things im unsure about that im hoping someone can assist with. the left side would be next to the boundary fence. im nervous about being able to potcrete posts at the optimum place due to...
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    plasterboard to Aquapanel

    Hi, Having had to remove the plasterboard from behind my shower cubicle, i now intend to replace it with aquapanel. However, unsure how to prepare the existing wall that will eventually join on to my aquapanel. In the pics attached, you can see the rough edge of the wall, and the stud. Should...
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    Plaster board

    Hi there, Could someone please tell me if the board in the attached jpg would be a suitable choice for a shower cubicle? and if it isnt, would it just be frowned upon our would be against any regs? Many thanks? :-)
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    flush valves

    Hi, needing to replace my flush valve as the thread is knackered on the 1.5" outlet. I have the one shown in the link. I hadnt anticapated paying that much for one though. is there any cheaper compatable flush valves that i could buy instead? My cistern is a Macdee compact duo. cheers...
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    Hollow wall anchor disaster!....help

    Installing a breakfast bar, drill the 5 holes for my batten, had put 2 anchors in and all was lloking good. Partner comes along “want some help putting them in?” why not i thought. So we screw them all (apart from 1) in to open up the anchors. Lauras doing the last one when ‘pop’, she took it...
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    Ideal ICOS PCB - Worrying!

    Something very concerning has just come to my attention. I replaced my PCB last month in my HE24 as some of you may remember after the original was fried! Turned out it was the internal blue transformer. Its worth mentioning that one of the first things I checked was the PCB fuse, which...
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    scottish hydro boiler cover - Application declined!

    I applied for their full heating and boiler cover last week, but they refused to cover as we have an Ideal Icos boiler. I know its not regarded as a good boiler.... but, damn it! :-( Anyone else had similar experince trying to get cover?
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